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I found this photo somewhere, maybe here on this site a few years back. Does anyone know who it's from, where it was caught, and why it has this beautiful pinkish color? I would love to have these in Lake Perris!

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Comment by carl hendrix on February 16, 2015 at 5:58pm

hey Jeff-- i dont want to kill those- just keep on catching them!!  i do a LOT of catch and release!!  quite often-- i ( release the gill- even before i land it!!!  LOL!!!   

Comment by dick tabbert on February 16, 2015 at 5:58pm

I think this guys been eating to many of Jeffs Pink Shrimp.

Comment by Jeff Soto on February 16, 2015 at 5:42pm

An added note…  Wouldn't it be great to have BBG member and master fish artist Tim Overbaugh do a mount of one of these colorful Bluegills?!  His rendition of the actual live fish colors are superb.

Comment by Slip Sinker on February 16, 2015 at 5:38pm

beautiful specimen!

Comment by Jeff Soto on February 16, 2015 at 5:33pm

Yeah Carl, for sure.  But it would be hard for me to kill a fish like this!

Comment by carl hendrix on February 15, 2015 at 7:48pm

dont know where its from-- but would love to catch a bunch of  them!!

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on February 15, 2015 at 7:46pm
Could be, Jeff.
Comment by Jeff Soto on February 15, 2015 at 7:40pm

I don't know David,  I've seen them very pale, almost transparent when caught from cold, dingy water.  Maybe this fish is eating more crustaceans or shrimp?//

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on February 15, 2015 at 4:33pm
Pink from the cold is my guess.
Comment by Jim Gronaw on February 15, 2015 at 3:47pm

BEAUTY!

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